Lonelygirl15

[roxybebito]

Found this. Sorry if it has been thoroughly discussed before, I am at athe university and h

Joined: 08 Oct 2006
Posts: 16

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:

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http://www.crypticcavern.com/holidays/Imb.htm


Yule: Imbloc (Candlemass, Imblog, Imbole) - February 2nd

Pronounced: EE-Molc
Incense: Rosemary, Frankincense, Myrrh, Cinnamon
Decorations: Corn Dolly, Besom, Spring Flowers
Colours: White, Orange, Red

This holiday is also known as Candlemas, or Brigid's (pronounced BREED) Day. One of the 4 Celtic "Fire Festivals. Commemorates the changing of the Goddess from the Crone to the Maiden. Celebrates the first signs of Spring. Also called "Imbolc" (the old Celtic name). This is the seasonal change where the first signs of spring and the return of the sun are noted, i.e. the first sprouting of leaves, the sprouting of the Crocus flowers etc. In other words, it is the festival commemorating the successful passing of winter and the beginning of the agricultural year. This Festival also marks the transition point of the threefold Goddess energies from those of Crone to Maiden.

It is the day that we celebrate the passing of Winter and make way for Spring. It is the day we honour the rebirth of the Sun and we may visualize the baby sun nursing from the Goddess's breast. It is also a day of celebrating the Celtic Goddess Brigid. Brigid is the Goddess of Poetry, Healing, Smithcraft, and Midwifery. If you can make it with your hands, Brigid rules it. She is a triple Goddess, so we honour her in all her aspects. This is a time for communing with her, and tending the lighting of her sacred flame. At this time of year, Wiccans will light multiple candles, white for Brigid, for the god usually yellow or red, to remind us of the passing of winter and the entrance into spring, the time of the Sun. This is a good time for initiations, be they into covens or self-initiations.

Imbolc (February 2) marks the recovery of the Goddess after giving birth to the God. The lengthening periods of light awaken Her. The God is a young, lusty boy, but His power is felt in the longer days. The warmth fertilizes the Earth (the Goddess), and causes seeds to germinate and sprout. And so the earliest beginnings of Spring occur.
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[silvermoon]

OK, and what does this have to do with anything?

[LauraLinnShulsey]

Well, the name of the goddess is very similar to Bree. It is Briget, but it says it is pronounced Bree-id. Could be a clue, plus Bree keeps talking about the equinox and that is what this is talking about.

[silvermoon]

The Goddess's name is pronounced "Breed", and is a Celtic deity. So far the only deities that have been mentioned in the LG15 mythology have been Egyptian.

As far as Imbolc, it in itself is not a ceremony, it's a sabbat, a Celtic fire celebration. It is not the same as an equinox. The spring equinox would be called "Ostara" and happens around the same time as Easter.

Though these holidays are celebrated by different sorts of pagans, they are more associated with Wiccans these days. We've already established that the Bree's cult is not Wicca, which is not a cult, but a religion, and one that would never use an underage girl in any sort of ceremony, and is not, by any means a secret society.

I think the Imbolc talk is barking up the wrong tree, IMHO.